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Shots fired at Lexington and Concord where weapons depot destroyed. "Minute Men" forced the British troops back to Boston. George Washington took command of the Continental Army.
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George Washington was appointed general and commander-in-chief of the new Continental Army.
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Thomas Jefferson presents the United States Declaration of Independence
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October 28 Battle of White Plains force General Washington to retreat to the west pursued by Cornwallis.
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This was the turning point of the American revolution. American victory at Battle of Saratoga.
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March 15: Battle of Guilford Courthouse British victory.
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October 19: The British army surrenders at Yorktown - a devastating effect on the British
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July 8: Supreme Court of Massachusetts abolishes slavery in the state.
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The treaty of Paris was signed by United States and Great Britain. England recognized the independence of the thirteen rebellious colonies in North America, thus formally ending the War of the American Revolution. England also relinquished land claims east of the Mississippi River and south of the Great Lakes.
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November 2: George Washington delivers farewell address
